Porgo umilmente all'aspro giogo il collo

Porgo umilmente all'aspro giogo il collo
il volto lieto a la fortuna ria,
e alla donna mia
nemica il cor di fede e foco pieno;
né dal martir mi crollo,
anz'ogni or temo non venga meno.
    Ché se 'l volto sereno
cibo e vita mi fa d'un gran martire,
qual crudel doglia mi può far morire?

by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) , from Rime, no. 138

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

[ None yet in the database ]

by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Madrigal", op. 31 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1917).
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Madrigal", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1886).

Date added to the website: 2007-05-09.

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Madrigal

In's Joch beug' ich den Nacken demutvoll, 
beug' lächelnd vor dem Mißgeschik
dies Haupt, dies Herz das liebt und glaubt
vor meiner Feindin.

Wider diese Qual bäum ich mich nicht mit Groll, 
mir bangt viel mehr, sie lindre sich einmal.
Wenn deines Auges Strahl dies Leid verwandelt hat
in Lebenssaft, welch Leid hat dann zu töten mich die Kraft?
Welch Leid hat dann zu töten mich die Kraft?

In's Joch beug' ich den Nacken demutvoll, 
beug' lächelnd vor dem Mißgeschik
dies Haupt, dies Herz das liebt und glaubt
vor meiner Feindin.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

a text in Italian by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) , from Rime, no. 138

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Madrigal", op. 31 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1917).
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Madrigal", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1886).

Date added to the website: 2003-10-19.